Resources for Writers

Click on the links below to find resources that are helpful for writers.

Reference Tools

Bibliography Tools

• Easy Bib - Free Bibliography Maker

Copyright and Plagiarism

• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Copyright Law
• Fair Use
• Creative Commons Licensing

Dictionaries

• Free Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• OneLook Dictionaries
• Online Dictionary

Quotations

• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• Language Arts Links

Style and Grammar Tools

• MLA Online Formatting and Style Guide
• MLA Style Sheet
• Strunk and White's Elements of Style

Thesaurus Tools

• Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

Translation Tools

• Babel Fish Online Translation
• English Dictionary with Multi-Lingual Search

Writing Process Tools and Web Resources

• Barry Lane's Discover Writing Web Site
• Pre-writing
• Starting the Writing Process
• Understanding Writing Assignments
• Writing Fix
• Writing Task Resource List
• Writing Process Web Sites

Writing Center Resources

• Creating Student-Staffed Writing Centers, Grades 6-12
• Middle School and High School Writing Centers
• Student Peer Coaching
• Jane Cook's Share Tab of Writing Center Resources: http://sharetabs.com/?writingcenters
• The Idea of a Writing Center by Stephen North: http://www.jstor.org/stable/377047